Can permethrin be used on chickens?

[khind]

I usually dilute Permethrin 10 concentrate 5 ml (1 tsp) in 1 quart (32 ounces) of water which is 1:230.

Do you know if the liquid tends to do a better job than powder on the actual birds?

 

[khind]

Permethrin is safe for chickens. I use the powder though so I can't answer your question. The powder can be put into a nylon sock, like a knee-high, and used as a powder puff all over the chickens, under their wings, between their legs, etc. The liquid makes a good spray for the coop, to get between boards and in cracks, on and under the roost, etc. I think you can also spray the chickens but an Educator like @Eggcessive, @coach723 or @Wyorp Rock might know more about that.

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Do you know if either of these powders work? The Garden & Poultry is listed as 25% permethrin, but the Gordon's doesn't list a %age.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

You can put the Permethrin powder in a sock or knee-high nylon and use it like a powder puff on the bird, being sure to get under their wings, between legs and body, etc. I'd wear goggles and a mask myself.

 

[Finchbreeder]

I don't know if you have Coopex powder that you mix with water in USA - that is what we use for feather lice and ants in the shelters here in Aust. Just spray it everywhere, they can get drenched in it and no problems. Just follow manufacturers directions.

 

[coach723]

Do you know if the liquid tends to do a better job than powder on the actual birds?

Many like to use the powder on the birds so they don't have to worry about them getting chilled. But either will work if used per the instructions. I think the liquid is better for doing premises as it's easier to get it into all the nooks and crannies. The Gordons does say it's effective for northern fowl mites, so would assume strength is enough. You could contact the manufacturer directly and see if they can answer. Gordons also makes a liquid permethrin, ready to use and a concentrate that you dilute in water (label has directions for dilution for use on birds and use on premises, different dilutions for each).
Do remember that permethrin is toxic to cats.

 

[khind]

I'm in a bind because I just discovered lots of lice egg clusters on a hen, and being only Monday and the distance i travel for work, I wouldn't be able to do a coop clean out and spray until the weekend! So treating the birds would be fruitless until i could treat the premises, right?
A dear friend passed away suddenly, and I made an emotionally charged decision to take some of his birds. Didn't check thru their feathers thoroughly enough. Now I see one other bird who also has clusters, though only a couple (still bad, I know). I've had them for 2.5 weeks, so I need to help them ASAP.